Poverty Rate in Lyon County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.5%
Rank #689/3,222 · #4 in KY
79th
Lyon 9.5%
KY 16.1% -40.6%
US 12.6% -24.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lyon County's poverty rate of 9.5% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Lyon County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #686 | Gregory County, SD | 9.5% |
| #687 | Adair County, IA | 9.5% |
| #688 | Kane County, UT | 9.5% |
| #689 | Lyon County, KY | 9.5% |
| #690 | Highland County, VA | 9.5% |
| #691 | Thurston County, WA | 9.5% |
| #692 | Manitowoc County, WI | 9.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Lyon County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 9.5%, ranking #689 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 24.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #4 of 120. This places it in the 79th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.